Okay, I've been umming & arring about a trip recently. You know the thing - the weather's lousy & your jobs sucks and you want to a) make a clean break, b) do something more that a package holiday to Zante ;o)

So after loads of thought about possible journeys I've got a question for the hubb's gurus:

Would this route be possible/do-able?

London to Europe via Eurostar,
Various places in Europe (not worked out yet - but to include Romania)
Ukraine to Russia (Volvograde)
Russia to Kazakhstan
Kazakstan to Mongolia via Russia
Mongolia up to Russia/Lake Baikal then
To Vladivostok - from there either:
flight to West Coast USA the ride to east coast & flight back to the UK
or,
bike in a crate & me on a plane back to UK from Russia.

I reckon the best time of year will be April to set off from London.
Due to being 5 ft 6 & my technical in-expertise (I can do oil & filter changes & replace gear/clutch levers etc) I reckon the best bike would be a bmw 650 dakar.

Other relevent stuff:
I've been riding daily for the last two years (mainly the daily commute into central London & the odd track day) on my SV650
I'll be setting off alone as none of my friends are up for it.
I'm 33.
I guesstimate 4 months.

Can I do it?

Thanks for reading this far!


Dirk